From the Editor . . . Bio Sketches: Melbourne, Jones, Dale, RWMattox, Crigler A Call for Papers (in a manner of speaking) Articles: Civilian Control of the Military by Richard H. Kohn Policing A Disorderly World by Frank Crigler Terrorism: Its Cause and Cure by Curtis F. Jones Commentary on Current Issues: The Money Crunch Can We Afford Diplomacy? (Editorial) America's Eroding Foreign Affairs by Robert Ryan Does State Still Matter? by Tim Zimmerman Financing Leadership, Protecting Interests CFR/Brookings Report We Need the Finest by Madeleine Albright Also in this issue: Keith Moon, The New Russia: Thanksgiving 1996   Life in the Foreign Service: Roy Melbourne, Japan at War: Kobe and the Exchange   Francis Underhill, Advice to a Fledging Diplomat   Ed Williams, Cold War Diplomatic Negotiations: A Personal Recollection   Jack Nixon, Les Homosexuels du Foreign Service